The Family Pride Coalition has launched a new (and long overdue) Web site, and it’s a vast improvement over the previous version. The design is clearer and more attractive, and it’s easier to navigate to what one wants. The new site includes:
- A handy calendar of upcoming events;
- A photo gallery of LGBT families (submissions welcome);
- An action center for helping in the fight for equality;
- An Allies section for friends, families, and neighbors;
- A useful page of Stats and Facts that I know I will use in the future. Thanks for compiling this so I don’t have to look up numbers all around the Web every time I need them.
- A section for donations;
- A directory of LGBT family groups around the U. S.;
- A Pen Pals feature to match up LGBT parents, youth with LGBT parents, or allies of LGBT families. I’ve been reading Abigail Garner’s blog long enough to ask, though: What about adult children of LGBT parents? As Abigail has often said, many people with LGBT parents consider themselves to be an integral part of the LGBT community, not “allies,” which implies supportive but distinct.
The Logos and Photos page of the site unfortunately misspells the name of Cheryl Jacques, the spouse of Family Pride Executive Director Jennifer Chrisler (and former director of HRC), as “Cheryl Jacqyes.” (Not that I haven’t made typos myself, but this seems an egregious one.) Aside from that, this is a worthy upgrade that should enable Family Pride to communicate better with LGBT families and supporters, and help fulfill their mission of “Love. Justice. Family. Equality.”